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June 24, 1930. o. M. BEAllL 1,766,095

SOUND PRODUC ING TOY Filed May '15, 1929 Patented June 24, 1930 OLLIEMLBEALL, or" nns MOINES, IOWA SOUND-PRODUCING 'roY Application filed May13,

Theprincipal object of this invention is to provide a novel instrumentcapable of producing sound when held in' the hands and air blown throughit.

A further object of this invention is to provide a device upon which atune may be played.

A still further object ofmy invention is to provide a musical instrumentthat is economical in manufacture and durable in use.

These and other objects will be apparent to those skilled in the art.

My invention consists in the construction, arrangement and combinationof the various parts of the device, whereby'the objects eontemplated areattained as hereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in my claimsand illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which: i

Fig. 1 is' a perspective View of my invention properly held in the handsof the op-' erator and ready for use.

Fig. 2 is a side view of the musical instrument with dotted lines tomore fully illustrate its construction.

Fig. 3 is a bottom view of my invention.

' I This device is designed to be used in comthe portion 12 desi ned tobe grasped between the thumb and forefinger of the left hand as shown inFig. l. Extending downwardly from the opposite marginal edge of the basemember and curved around the forward portion of the opening 11 is thewall 13 as shown in Fig. 3. The rear portion of the base portion ispointed to allow The forefinger of the left hand rests around theforward end of this wall 13 and all of the the two thumbs of the user tomeet.

fingers are grasped. bythe right hand a 1929. Serial No. 862,758.

shown in the drawing. By this arrangeigtaoes ment, the inner side of thethumb' of the right hand will rest on the wall li thereby creating withthe base portion a cavity".

The numeral 14 designates apipe formed by bending a portion of theforw'ardfend of thebase member, and having one end termination adjacentthe opening 11.

By this construction, it will readily be seen that I'have provided amusical instrument that may be fabricated froma single sheet of materiahBy holding thedevice in the hands, as heretofore described, 3 andblowing through the forward end of the pipe 14, sound notes will beproduced. If

the dimensions ofthe-cavity obtained by'the device andhandsare changedoranoutlet from the cavity is obtained by opening and closing the hands,various musical notes may be obtained.

Sound, by blowing through the pipe, may

also be obtained by the use of only one hand if the same is so placedaround the under side of the base portion that a cavity communicatingwith the opening 11 is obtained. If it is desired, a rubber tube 15maybe used, having one end around they forward endof the pipe 14 and itsother end designed to be placed in the mouth of the operaton This tubemay be any length, desired.

The device also makes a most excellent whistle.

Some changes may be made in the con struction and arrangement of mymusical.

instrument without departing from the real spirit and purpose of myinvention and it is my intention to cover by my claims any modifiedforms of structure or use ofmechanical equivalents which may bereasonably included within their scope.

I claim V 1. In a device of the class described, a base member having anopening and de signed to be held between the two hands of the operator,a projection on the said base member designed torest betweenthethumbandforefinger of the operator, and a pipe secured to said base member andterminating adjacent said opening.

2. In a device of the class described, a

' base member having an opening, a circular Wall secured to said basemember and embracing a side portion, of said opening, and

a pipe terminating adjacent said opening. 3. In a devlce of the classdescribed, a

- base member having an opening, a clown- Wardly extending Wall at oneside of said base member and embracing a portion of said opening, and apipe having one end terminating adjacent said opening.

4. In a device-of the base member having an opening,a Wall secured tosaid base memberand embracing a side portionof said opening, and a pipeterm'inating adjacent said opening.

1 5.'In a device of the class described, a

'base member 'having' an opening and designed to beheld between the twohands of the operator, a projection on said base member designed torestbetween the thumb and forefinger of the operator, a pipe secured to saidbase member and having one end terminating adjacent said opening, and aflexible tube communicating with the oppo- I site end of said pipe.

6. Ina device of the. class described, a base memberhaving an'openin'g,a pointed end integrally formed on the rear end portion of said basemember, a projection on said base member. designed'to vrest between thethumb and forefinger of the operator,

and aipipe secured tosaid base member and terminating adjacent saidopening.

' Y i OLLIE M. BEALL.

class described,

